"When you say 'aboard', do you mean we're on a ship of some kind?"'No. But there is a ship. It travels between Diemos, Earth and a distant moon base.'...Are there any females on Diemos?"'No. We are on Diemos.'"Oh. Are there females on the ship?"'No. They died.'"Oh." A lot of her queries were starting to end with a disappointed 'oh'. "Well, how do the men cope? I mean, without any females around for the last ... How long ago did the females die? Why did they die?"The Praetor singularly answered. Does that offer to go with you still hold? ‘Cause I think I’m going to do it.’ She yelped. ‘Yes! You’re going to love it here! They’re so nice! And there’s so much to do…’ It took a few minutes before she calmed down enough for me to respond. Then she said, ‘I wish I was there. I’d show you how happy I am that you decided to come along.’ I said, ‘You just don’t know the proper use of the phone, do you?’ ‘Huh?’ ‘Yeah, well, maybe it’s a guy thing. Some of us pay by the minute for this. I just want you to get in bed here and put your arms around me so I can feel comfortable and go to sleep."I turned off the lights and got in bed. When I put my arm out, Kay laid down on it facing me and put her head on my chest. We didn't say anything more but neither of us went right to sleep. I know she was awake for a while. Even if she didn't say anything, she was softly stroking my chest.It was driving me crazy but it felt really, really good. I didn't stop her; I lay there thinking about. Robert waited a moment, andthen his tongue slipped between my lips and met mine. Again for a momentI was repulsed but the moment overcame me. I felt warm and protected.His arms were around me and the bulk of his body pressed against me.Robert pulled away after a bit. "Terry. You can't imagine how you makeme feel. I've waited for this moment for months. It has been torture butit was, no, you are worth it."We kissed a bit more and then Robert tensed for a moment. "Terry, let medo something for.